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PRODUCTION INDICATORS



                                                   LATEST       WEEK    YEARLY
                                                     WEEK        AGO     % CHG
STEEL              8/28 thous. of net tons          2,023      1,997#     16.1
AUTOS              8/28 units                      81,312     91,185r#   -13.3
TRUCKS             8/28 units                     154,244    152,237r#     2.5
ELECTRIC POWER     8/28 millions of kilowatt-hrs.  83,904     79,917#     -5.1
CRUDE-OIL REFINING 8/28 thous. of bbl./day         16,275     16,253#      5.1
COAL               8/21 thous. of net tons         21,347#    21,525     922.9
LUMBER             8/21 millions of ft.             585.3#     568.0       9.6
RAIL FREIGHT       8/21 billions of ton-miles        30.8#      31.1       1.7



Sources: American Iron & Steel Institute, Ward's Automotive Reports, Edison
Electric Institute, American Petroleum Institute, Energy Dept., WWPA, SFPA,
Association of American Railroads






LEADING INDICATORS



                                                   LATEST       WEEK    YEARLY
                                                     WEEK        AGO     % CHG
ECRI LEADING INDEX               8/20 1992=100      131.4      131.7       3.2
STOCK PRICES                     8/27 S&P 500      1107.8     1098.4       9.9
CORPORATE BOND YIELD, Aaa        8/27                 5.6%       5.6%     -3.9
MONEY SUPPLY, M2                 8/16 billions   $6,294.7   $6,273.6r      1.9
INITIAL CLAIMS, UNEMPLOYMENT     8/28 thous.          362        343     -13.6
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, PURCHASE  8/28               443.1      443.7      11.9
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, REFINANCE 8/28              1804.1     1824.9      -9.0



Sources: Economic Cycle Research Institute, Standard & Poor's, Moody's, Fed-
eral Reserve, Labor Dept., Mortgage Bankers Assn. (Index: March 16, 1990=100)






PRICES



                                                 LATEST     WEEK   YEARLY
                                                   WEEK      AGO    % CHG
GOLD                  9/1 $/troy oz.            407.650  406.000     10.2
STEEL SCRAP           9/1 #1 heavy, $/ton        235.00   235.00     96.3
COPPER               8/27 cents/lb.              130.1    134.7      55.2
ALUMINUM             8/27 cents/lb.               83.8     84.5      24.1
COTTON               8/27 strict low middling     
                          1-1/16 in., cents/lb.   51.34    50.19     -7.6
OIL                   9/1 $/bbl.                  43.64    43.17     49.5
CRB FOODSTUFFS       8/31 1967=100               277.74   274.25     17.1
CRB RAW INDUSTRIALS  8/31 1967=100               311.46   311.39     16.5



Sources: London Wednesday final setting, Iron Age Scrap Price Bulletin, Metals
Week, Memphis market, NYMEX, Commodity Research Bureau






FOREIGN EXCHANGE



                                   LATEST            WEEK            YEAR
                                     WEEK             AGO             AGO
BRAZILIAN REAL               9/1   2.9351          2.9546          2.9610
BRITISH POUND                9/1     1.79            1.80            1.57
CANADIAN DOLLAR              9/1     1.31            1.30            1.38
EUROPEAN EURO                9/1   1.2188          1.2083          1.0846
JAPANESE YEN                 9/1   109.52          110.18          115.90
KOREAN WON                   9/1   1151.2          1156.4          1174.3
MEXICAN PESO                 9/1   11.436          11.380          10.919
TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEX  9/1     93.7            93.9            98.4



Sources: Major New York banks. Currencies expressed in units per U.S. dollar,
except for British Pound and European Euro in dollars. Trade-weighted dollar
via J.P. Morgan.






INTEREST RATES



                                             LATEST         WEEK         YEAR
                                               WEEK          AGO          AGO
FEDERAL FUNDS             8/31                 1.55%        1.51%        1.06%
COMMERCIAL PAPER          8/31  3-month        1.65         1.65         1.04
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT   8/31  3-month        1.76         1.71         1.09
FIXED MORTGAGE            8/27  30-year        5.97         5.96         6.52
ADJUSTABLE MORTGAGE       8/27  one-year       4.10         4.14         4.19
PRIME                     8/31                 4.50         4.50         4.00



Sources: Federal Reserve, HSH Associates, Bloomberg Financial Markets






#Raw data in the production indicators are seasonally adjusted in computing
the BW index (chart); other components (estimated and not listed) include
machinery and defense equipment. 1=Western Wood Products Assn.  2=Southern
Forest Products Assn.  3=Free market value  NA=Not available  r=revised
NM=Not meaningful

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